When deciding which travel rewards card to use for large purchases, it’s important to look beyond the points and miles you earn. Card issuers strive to set their products apart by offering incentives like welcome bonuses, but sometimes, the less-flashy benefits can be even more valuable. In this post, I’ll look at the three shopping…

When choosing where to stay on your Disneyland vacation, the first big decision you need to make is whether to stay in an official Disneyland hotel or one of the several hotels in the surrounding area. Related: The best hotels near Disneyland: Where to stay on- and off-property Disneyland has three on-site hotels: the Disneyland…

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Numerous American Express cards offer shopping protections that can protect your purchases and the money you’ve spent on them. Coverage terms and limits vary by card. Rather than trying to remember all of this on your own, we’ll guide you through the various…

There are many ways to redeem points for hotel stays. I usually redeem for good-value properties that I can book for relatively few points. Having hotel points opens up a whole world of possibilities and has allowed me to stay at some spectacular properties that I couldn’t — or, at least, wouldn’t — have booked…

At TPG, we’re big fans of maximizing our points and miles to save money while traveling. Although we have years of collective experience, even points and miles pros (including some of TPG’s very own) make redemption, transfer and earning mistakes. Here are nine real-world points and miles “oopsies” we have made, so you don’t have…